A letter from a reader
I Wore It Over White Pants All Day and Never Once Tugged at the Hem. At 54, This Is the Blouse I Reach For
Long enough to cover my hips, loose enough for a long lunch, and the colour people stop me to ask about.
I am not someone who writes letters like this, but I've worn this blouse almost every week since it arrived, and people kept asking where it was from.
For years I wanted three things from a top. Something long enough to cover my hips without looking like a nightie. A shape that skims instead of clings. And a bit of colour, because my wardrobe had slowly turned into navy and black.
The Lydia long blouse is that piece. Here is everything I noticed about it: the five things that made me write this letter.
I found it through Scott & Daughters, and it's still available now at a New Chapter Sale price.
Long Enough to Cover My Hips
It falls past the hips, so I stop tugging.
The Lydia is a long blouse. On me it comes down past my hips to the top of my thighs, so I can wear it over slim white pants and feel covered.
The first day I wore it I realised I hadn't pulled at the hem once, not getting out of the car, not reaching for the top shelf.
Room to Breathe After Lunch
Relaxed and flowing, never clingy.
The fit is relaxed and flowing. It skims over the tummy and moves with me instead of sitting tight.
I had a long lunch with my sister and never once thought about what the blouse was doing.
Colour Back in My Wardrobe
A bold pattern that does the work.
The print is a bold pattern of stripes in warm, earthy blocks: rust, red, mustard, sage and slate blue. It goes with white, jeans and black.
My neighbour stopped me at the letterbox to ask where it was from. That hadn't happened in a long time.
Pockets, in a Blouse
Phone and keys, hands free.
There are pockets in the side seams, which I didn't expect in a blouse. My phone fits in one and my keys in the other.
Now I walk to the café without a handbag and still have everything with me.
Spring to Autumn, Work to Weekend
Long sleeves you can push up.
It has long sleeves and a soft V-neck. On cooler mornings I wear them down, when it warms up I push them up to the elbow.
I've worn it to a morning at work, to the shops and out for dinner. One blouse, three kinds of days.
Everything I wanted in a long blouse, together.
Where I found it, and the current price.
I found the Lydia long blouse through Scott & Daughters, a family boutique that Julie Scott has handed over to her daughters, Emily and Charlotte.
Right now it's part of their New Chapter Sale, priced at $69.95 AUD, reduced from $169.95 AUD. I don't know how long that price lasts.
If this sounds like what you've been looking for, you can see the print, check the size chart and order directly from the product page below.
Lydia Long Blouse with V-Neck
$169.95 AUD$69.95 AUD
New Chapter Sale · Save 60%
- Long length that covers the hips
- Relaxed, flowing fit that never clings
- Bold multicolour pattern
- Side pockets for phone and keys
- Long sleeves · Sizes S to 5XL
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Megan ♡